He had carefully planned the entire evening out. They would start with dinner; a fancy meal at one of the nicest restaurants in muggle London. He had asked Harry what he should wear in public, so he wouldn't look too entirely out of place amongst the muggles. The ring was in his pocket, the bouquet of flowers had been purchased minutes earlier. He was due to pick her up in less then a half an hour. Cedric Diggory felt like he was going to vomit. He had never been this nervous before in his life. While talking earlier to Harry, he was reminded of the fact that he had battled dragons, held his breath underwater for an hour, and managed to dodge a killing curse and survive an encounter with Voldemort. Asking Hermione Granger to marry him shouldn't be hard at all. Ha, shows what he knows.
Cedric had been dating Hermione for three years now. They had been through everything together, including a war that had almost claimed both their lives. He couldn't imagine his life without her in it. And honestly, he didn't want to imagine life without her.
Yes, Cedric Diggory was going to ask his girlfriend, Hermione Granger, to marry him. But first, he had to get through dinner first.